Police: Man robbed local business at gunpoint

Amarillo police arrested an Amarillo man on an aggravated robbery charge Thursday night after police said he robbed a slots gaming business in southwest Amarillo at gunpoint.

About 7:35 p.m., an off-duty police officer in his personal vehicle saw David Anthony Milotich, 27, run out of the R&D Co. building at 2502 Paramount Blvd., Sgt. Brent Barbee said. The officer chased Milotich and called dispatch while a resident alerted a responding officer that Milotich was headed toward the 2100 block of Paramount, he said.

An R&D employee told police Milotich walked into the building wearing dark clothing and a ski mask, pointed a handgun at her and customers and demanded money, Barbee said. She then handed Milotich a bag of money and he ran from the scene, he said.

The off-duty officer followed Milotich, first in his vehicle and then on foot to an area behind businesses between the 2100 and 2400 blocks of Paramount, Barbee said.

The officer identified himself to Milotich, and Milotich kept running with one hand in his pocket before the officer lost sight of him, Barbee said. Officials then arrested Milotech near businesses in the 2400 block of Paramount, he said. One witness recovered a bag of money from one of the parking lots Milotech ran across, and another witness told police he saw Milotech put what he thought was a gun in a Dumpster behind one of the businesses, he said. Officers found a loaded .380 caliber semi-automatic pistol in the Dumpster, he said.

Officers booked Milotich into the Potter County Detention Center, he said. Milotich’s bond is set at $50,000, officials said.

On the heels of the state approving a code clearing the way for municipalities to regulate commercial ground vehicle operators at airports, the City of Amarillo has approved an ordinance to do so at Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport.